The video is currently entered in a contest to be judged by the folks at WeGame. Spiff says he’ll post it on his YouTube channel once the contest ends.

Not only did he perfectly capture the spirit of the song, but Spiff managed to add an extra layer of pathos to the ending. Plus a big fight scene. (Fight scenes are awesome) Now we feel that much more like geek rock stars. Kudos—both the conceptual and the granola bar versions—to Spiff!

Another brilliant machinima video from Spiff!
I love the song, too. Great job, guys!

There is a little dispute going on at the WeGame website, though. Apparently you need to tell the folks over there that it’s okay for Spiff to use your song (but really, could you say no to such a well-made video?).

No, P&S don’t need to do anything. It says very clearly on the P&S “Songs” page that all their music is released under the Creative Commons license, so there won’t be any problems. There are other videos which have used music from Zelda and other places that I’m sure didn’t give their permission, but the judges have said even that’s OK. So I’m sure I’m fine.

Yeah, I figured you were fine, Spiff.
It’s a shame that creativity is stifled so often by legal issues. Good thing I don’t plan to get paid for my so-called infringing content, or else I’d never have any ideas come to fruition.

Turns out that P&S went and posted their unequivocal permission for me to use their song over at WeGame anyway. It’s like getting into a playground fight with a bully and then having your big brother show up to back you up. Thanks guys!

Thanks for posting this guys! I’ve raved about the video elsewhere already but yay! How exciting!
Now we just need the long awaited P&S do Big Dick Farts a Polka and JoCo does Live!
Then all will be complete!

Don’t worry buddy, no GNUs were harmed in the making of my video. And are you *sure* it should always be noted that it should be “a” and not “the”? The definiteness or indefiniteness of the article doesn’t seem to be the most important part of that sentence.

“Creative Commons publishes many licenses which are very different. Therefore, to say that a work “uses a Creative Commons license” is to leave the principal questions about the work’s licensing unanswered. When you see such a statement in a work, please ask the author to highlight the substance of the license choices. And if someone proposes to “use a Creative Commons license” for a certain work, it is vital to ask immediately, “Which one?””

Permission to use songs can be obtained in a number of ways. P&S have already given blanket permission for not-for-profit uses. Copyright law provides for compulsory mechanical licensing for for-profit uses. Also, if P&S belong to a performing rights organization such as ASCAP or BMI, they’ll get royalties for airplay and live performances. I just hope they don’t give away too MANY of their rights, because they deserve to be rewarded for their work. It’s not easy to make a living as a musician. (I know; I’ve tried it.)

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